Monica Niculescu vs Jelena Jankovic — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2013 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-4 6-1
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
662
Jankovic J.
410
Monica Niculescu defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 5 games past Jelena Jankovic.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-09 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2016-02-22 | Doha | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2012-10-01 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
52
Break points saved·Dominant
7
46
Break points won·Even
93
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast